Inbound Programs

2019 POSTECH Summer Program

♦Introduction ♦

POSTECH Summer Program (PSP) is a great opportunity for students who seek firsthand research experience. Individual research and Korean cultural program will allow students to explore the academic field of their interest and unique Korean culture & language!

♦ Date ♦

July 1 (Mon) ~ July 26 (Fri), 2019 (4 weeks)

♦ Deadline to Contact Advising-Professor-to-be ♦

April 15 (Mon), 2019

♦ Nomination & Application Deadline ♦

April 30 (Tue), 2019

♦ Admission Announcement ♦

May 10 (Fri), 2019

♦ Eligibility ♦

Currently enrolled undergraduate/graduate students from partner universities of POSTECH. Applicants must be nominated by the international office of their home university, and they must receive approval for the short-term research from a POSTECH advising professor before submitting applications online. Applicants would be allowed to contact the advisor-to-be at POSTECH by April 15 (Mon), 2019.

– Official Score of English Proficiency (for students from non-English medium institutions only)

– Letter of Approval from POSTECH Advisor

– Copy of Passport

After completing the online application, please submit a printout of the completed application form to the exchange coordinator of home university. The exchange coordinator will sign on the form and send it to POSTECH International Relations by email before the application deadline (April 30, 2019).

※ Softcopies will suffice for application, and submitting original documents is not required.

♦ Advising Professor & Research Proposal ♦

Before applying, incoming students would be required to contact a POSTECH professor who will agree to supervise your research projects. Please refer to the list of participating professors to find more information about the professors, capacities and their research areas. If your admission is approved, please ask the supervisor to write a letter of approval which will be uploaded on the online application. A form of letter of approval can be downloaded at https://goo.gl/EWzJpZ.

Admitted students will write a research proposal prior to arrival at POSTECH and submit it to advising professors and lab mentors.

Please be noted that your application might be declined due to the limited capacities of each laboratory.

※ Prof. Jinah Jang (CiTE) has finalized the selection of PSP student, so please be informed that there is no available slot at Prof. Jang’s laboratory as of March 19, 2019.

♦ Research Scholarship ♦

KRW 300,000

♦ Transferring Credits for Research ♦

For the 4 week research participation, students will be given a grade of S (Satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory) for the course of <Research Participation for International Exchange Students> (Course No. RPES 400, 1 credit)

♦ Cultural Activities ♦

Summer program participants will be invited to various cultural activities every week such as experiencing modern and traditional Korean cultures, visit to a summer festival, and more! Schedule will be announced to the admitted exchange students by the end of May.

♦ Free Korean Language Class ♦

POSTECH Language Education Center (POSLEC) will offer a regular Korean class for all students participating in the 2019 POSTECH Summer Program, and participants are highly encouraged to take the 4 week complimentary Korean language class (non-credit bearing class).

♦ Housing ♦

International exchange students will be assigned to the on-campus dormitories. For 4 week stay, students will pay housing fees in lump sum (approx. KRW 100,000 – KRW 149,000 depending on whether the room was renovated or not) upon their arrival at POSTECH.

– Check-In: June 28 (Fri), 2019

– Check-Out: July 27 (Sat), 2019

* Meals are excluded.

* Housing fee is subject to be changed.

♦ Visa ♦

All summer program participants are required to receive the short-term study visa (D-2-8) from a Korean Consulate or Embassy. Please consult with the nearest Korean consulate or Embassy about the visa requirements.